i live in jasper, and this still haunts our city, many blacks i know are even scared to drive on the road. who is so cold as to take peace of mind away from jasper texas citizens? R.I.P, AND MAY GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THE FAMILY WHO HAS SUFFERD THIS TRAGIC LOSS.
I remember when this happen I live not far from Jasper and I still get scared when I go down there. It's scary to think that a quite little town were I spent sometime with family is now a place I don't like going to anymore.
I see all these awful comments on this. Whites aren't bad, blacks aren't bad, no single one race is bad. It's just people in general. There are bad people everywhere that do awful things. Why is everyone attacking the other races? Look inside other people. Never judge a book by it's cover. You do that and you'll be surprised how many wonderful, kind people you will meet. Instead of saying the things I'm reading on here. Let's all say "Fuck the heartless killers". I think that's more appropriate.
I was raised in a racist house (I'm white) however I remember being a teenager and seeing this story on the news with my dad who said "This is wrong and I hope they hang the white boys who did it". We have to look beyond skin color. There are good and bad in every race. Give people a chance...who knows you might find common ground and friendship with them.
@HorrorLurker That's very encouraging to see, and shown that to your offspring one day, and see blessings in character. I'm black and live in a neighborhood that's 80% white and the same problems are here with drugs, fatherless, anger, hopelessness, so your right it superseeds race, and eye far an eye makes the whole world blind. love conquers all.
@ricorob100 I'm white, but this was a horrible crime no matter what color anybodys skin is. These "white supremacists" make me sick. I've seen some of them. As a matter of fact, my great great grandfather fought for the south in the Civil War, we still have a glass coffee mug here marked "KKK". Lawrence Russell Brewer, 44 is scheduled to be executed after 6 p.m Texas time, it's 10 till 6 right now in Maryland. I don't support the death penalty, but this guy deserves it as much as anyone.
i am from jasper... and what happened to him was so wrong. My dad sat on the city council when this happened and he was lost for words. This haunts jasper and its something people will always tie us to.. God bless his soul.
i'm crying watching this and i'm a 24 year old boxer who has never lost a fight-lol---and i'm supposed to be a hardshelled timebomb who doesn't show emotion---but, as God and Selena is my witness, for human beings to do this to another fellow human being breaks my heart so bad---i can't believe a human dying this way---it's so shocking and heart wrenching and it hurts to watch this--God bless James Bryd jr forever--i'm so hurt watching this--this is terrible--God bless Matt Shepard also--
@caterpillar23445 ALSO I remember those weeks well, and I have always found it EXTREMELY telling that NO ONE has ever mentioned the TRIPLE MURDER committed just DAYS before Byrds death, where a Black man brutally killed 3 white people, a man woman and child if Im remembering right.
@ColtCobra2002 i remember coming to jasper tx as a high school junior coming from compton ca and when we got into jasper county a sheriff follow all over the place even when we got our hotel stay stayed outside across the street trying to see what we doing.but luckily we had our pistol with us because we were told how racist ur town was and this was in1984;once racist always racist
@coolkidfly30 also, even in 1984 it was still illegal to carry a concealed handgun across state lines(especially That Many State lines), so based on that, that sheriffs deputy seems to have had a good reason to follow you, even if he didnt know it.
@coolkidfly30 "once racist always racist" that in itself is a pretty bigoted statement.
I make no defense for what happend cause there is none, but, Racism and Hate work both ways. There is just as much hate towards white people in some predominantly black neighborhoods as vice versa..Hate no matter what color your skin is is wrong and absurd, and there is no excuse for it.
once racist always racist attitude is the kind of thing thing that Keeps racism alive.
@coolkidfly30 ... uh... i guess that sheriff's hunch was right!!! uh... you were carrying a pistol?.. you don't sound like the normal law abidding citizen!!!
@caterpillar23445 Wow, I thought Racism was hating someone because of their race? See this is the problem, your basically saying its Ok for Black people to hate White people, because there are Slightly more White People than Black people,
That Is CRAP. I may just be a dumb Jasper Texas boy who barely got his HS Diploma, But I know one thing, HATE is HATE, and its NEVER OK or ACCEPTABLE. a Black Person who Hates White people Is JUST AS MUCH A RACIST as a White Person who hates Black People
Ok ...enuf with the negro hymnals. no more singing, marching, moaning and cryin or dancin...tyme for silence, stealth, strategy, and shock-in-awe!!!!!
As i posted in other Videos with James. White Supermacist here, and had i seen this happen, Those two men would not have seen trial. Regardless of what you are fighting for, everyone should have the right to stop and be human. Yes, these guys should have been hung within minutes of conviction, for all to see. James by all accounts was a regular, life loving guy. As white as I am, I'm sure you could have shot the shit over a beer. Nothing gives you the right to do what these guys did.
how anyone could do what that did to James Byrd purely because of the colour of his skin i will never be able to understand. they should suffer the same fate,
this has to be the most shocking race hate crime ever and i hope to god we never have to witness again, i could in no way imagine the suffering James Byrd must have gone through.
i just hope you arer in a better place now James, R.I.P
What ever happened to old fashion bullet to the head. Sure its messy but leasts its quick and not deranged as dragging someone to death.
iwouldbonekerihilson 2 weeks ago
Least the killers are rotting in hell since they got executed. Time to get over it.
iwouldbonekerihilson 2 weeks ago
I Live in jasper and we are over this
imaStonesFan 1 month ago
The comments are ridiculous. I live in Jasper... things have changed A LOT.
lacymargaret33 1 month ago
i live in jasper, and this still haunts our city, many blacks i know are even scared to drive on the road. who is so cold as to take peace of mind away from jasper texas citizens? R.I.P, AND MAY GOD BLESS AND WATCH OVER THE FAMILY WHO HAS SUFFERD THIS TRAGIC LOSS.
KiaLuvYooh 3 months ago
I remember when this happen I live not far from Jasper and I still get scared when I go down there. It's scary to think that a quite little town were I spent sometime with family is now a place I don't like going to anymore.
TexasCenaGurl 4 months ago
I see all these awful comments on this. Whites aren't bad, blacks aren't bad, no single one race is bad. It's just people in general. There are bad people everywhere that do awful things. Why is everyone attacking the other races? Look inside other people. Never judge a book by it's cover. You do that and you'll be surprised how many wonderful, kind people you will meet. Instead of saying the things I'm reading on here. Let's all say "Fuck the heartless killers". I think that's more appropriate.
Tink81142 5 months ago
this is the most horrendous story i have ever heard.
es78xx 5 months ago
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es78xx 5 months ago
This happened because the white boys couldn't get a girlfriend?
ushouldntjudgeme 5 months ago
@ushouldntjudgeme this happened cause the white boy's got a pencil for a dick.
mrmjmolina 5 months ago
I want to believe that Byrd was so intoxicated, the ordeal wasn't that painful. I know that's being naive, but I can only hope that was the case.
toucansam3 5 months ago
Glad the killer got what he got.
jimihendrixfan2008 5 months ago
I was raised in a racist house (I'm white) however I remember being a teenager and seeing this story on the news with my dad who said "This is wrong and I hope they hang the white boys who did it". We have to look beyond skin color. There are good and bad in every race. Give people a chance...who knows you might find common ground and friendship with them.
HorrorLurker 9 months ago 6
@HorrorLurker That's very encouraging to see, and shown that to your offspring one day, and see blessings in character. I'm black and live in a neighborhood that's 80% white and the same problems are here with drugs, fatherless, anger, hopelessness, so your right it superseeds race, and eye far an eye makes the whole world blind. love conquers all.
ricorob100 5 months ago
@ricorob100 I'm white, but this was a horrible crime no matter what color anybodys skin is. These "white supremacists" make me sick. I've seen some of them. As a matter of fact, my great great grandfather fought for the south in the Civil War, we still have a glass coffee mug here marked "KKK". Lawrence Russell Brewer, 44 is scheduled to be executed after 6 p.m Texas time, it's 10 till 6 right now in Maryland. I don't support the death penalty, but this guy deserves it as much as anyone.
clintonearlwalker 5 months ago 4
i am from jasper... and what happened to him was so wrong. My dad sat on the city council when this happened and he was lost for words. This haunts jasper and its something people will always tie us to.. God bless his soul.
golfman2012 11 months ago 9
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ruler1978 5 months ago
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ruler1978 5 months ago
@ruler1978 you need a hug reeeeel bad, son.
mrmjmolina 5 months ago
@ruler1978 son, there are white people that need a good ole fashioned talking to before a colored .
ushouldntjudgeme 5 months ago
I'm so thankful I wasn't raised to be racist.Thankyou Aunt Cheryl.
kaylawayla23 1 year ago 5
i'm crying watching this and i'm a 24 year old boxer who has never lost a fight-lol---and i'm supposed to be a hardshelled timebomb who doesn't show emotion---but, as God and Selena is my witness, for human beings to do this to another fellow human being breaks my heart so bad---i can't believe a human dying this way---it's so shocking and heart wrenching and it hurts to watch this--God bless James Bryd jr forever--i'm so hurt watching this--this is terrible--God bless Matt Shepard also--
pbf316 1 year ago 5
@caterpillar23445 ALSO I remember those weeks well, and I have always found it EXTREMELY telling that NO ONE has ever mentioned the TRIPLE MURDER committed just DAYS before Byrds death, where a Black man brutally killed 3 white people, a man woman and child if Im remembering right.
ColtCobra2002 1 year ago
@ColtCobra2002 i remember coming to jasper tx as a high school junior coming from compton ca and when we got into jasper county a sheriff follow all over the place even when we got our hotel stay stayed outside across the street trying to see what we doing.but luckily we had our pistol with us because we were told how racist ur town was and this was in1984;once racist always racist
coolkidfly30 1 year ago
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ColtCobra2002 1 year ago
@coolkidfly30 also, even in 1984 it was still illegal to carry a concealed handgun across state lines(especially That Many State lines), so based on that, that sheriffs deputy seems to have had a good reason to follow you, even if he didnt know it.
ColtCobra2002 1 year ago
@coolkidfly30 "once racist always racist" that in itself is a pretty bigoted statement.
I make no defense for what happend cause there is none, but, Racism and Hate work both ways. There is just as much hate towards white people in some predominantly black neighborhoods as vice versa..Hate no matter what color your skin is is wrong and absurd, and there is no excuse for it.
once racist always racist attitude is the kind of thing thing that Keeps racism alive.
people need to move on and forgive
ColtCobra2002 1 year ago
@coolkidfly30 ... uh... i guess that sheriff's hunch was right!!! uh... you were carrying a pistol?.. you don't sound like the normal law abidding citizen!!!
officerdepfife 6 months ago
@caterpillar23445 Wow, I thought Racism was hating someone because of their race? See this is the problem, your basically saying its Ok for Black people to hate White people, because there are Slightly more White People than Black people,
That Is CRAP. I may just be a dumb Jasper Texas boy who barely got his HS Diploma, But I know one thing, HATE is HATE, and its NEVER OK or ACCEPTABLE. a Black Person who Hates White people Is JUST AS MUCH A RACIST as a White Person who hates Black People
ColtCobra2002 1 year ago
Ok ...enuf with the negro hymnals. no more singing, marching, moaning and cryin or dancin...tyme for silence, stealth, strategy, and shock-in-awe!!!!!
lorettab77 1 year ago
@lorettab77 come to compton and say that shit
coolkidfly30 1 year ago
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ruler1978 5 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@lorettab77 come too compton and say that shit
coolkidfly30 1 year ago
Who are they talking about in the 1:59- 2:00 minute mark?
nuclearsnake 2 years ago
Any white group, or Black group condoning an act such as this, are just not human. Everyone has the right to live.
whiteman4u1 2 years ago 17
@whiteman4u1 Except the guys who dragged him. They are filth.
sushiseru 5 months ago
As i posted in other Videos with James. White Supermacist here, and had i seen this happen, Those two men would not have seen trial. Regardless of what you are fighting for, everyone should have the right to stop and be human. Yes, these guys should have been hung within minutes of conviction, for all to see. James by all accounts was a regular, life loving guy. As white as I am, I'm sure you could have shot the shit over a beer. Nothing gives you the right to do what these guys did.
whiteman4u1 2 years ago 4
how anyone could do what that did to James Byrd purely because of the colour of his skin i will never be able to understand. they should suffer the same fate,
this has to be the most shocking race hate crime ever and i hope to god we never have to witness again, i could in no way imagine the suffering James Byrd must have gone through.
i just hope you arer in a better place now James, R.I.P
makes me ashamed to be white
FOREST857 2 years ago 2
dont be ashamed to to white. Blacks are catching up to whites with their racism
jum90 2 years ago
rest in peace we still love u byrd see u soon oe day.
JayDecuier 2 years ago 2
this video rminds me of our struggle in modern day times
JayDecuier 2 years ago 2